Sikkim: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressing the Sainik Sammelan, during his visit to the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) 36th Batallion at Gayzing, in Western District of Sikkim on May 21, 2017.Sikkim: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh takes salute, during his visit to the Sashastra Seema Bal's 36th Batallion at Gayzing, in Western District of Sikkim on May 21, 2017.Sikkim: Union Home Minister Rajnath...

Proposals with regard to confirming 11 additional judges as permanent in high courts and transfer of 30 judges have also been cleared by the government.NEW DELHI: Fourteen Chief Justices and 34 new judges will be appointed to various high courts in the country as theFiles pertaining to these appointments have been cleared at the highest level in the government and a notification making these appointments...

was administered the oath of office by state Governor Shriniwas Patil at a function in Raj Bhawan here.Chief Minister Pawan Chamling, Assembly Speaker K N Rai, Justice Meenakshi M Rai of the High Court, ministers and senior officials were present on the occasion.The...

Rural roads is a state subject and PMGSY is a one-time special intervention of the government to provide rural connectivity by way of single all-weather road connectivity to eligible, unconnected habitations in the core network."From 2011 to 2014, the roads in rural areas under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) were constructed at 70-75 kilometer per day. And in next two years 2014-16, it...

requisite number of states have ratified the GST Constitution Amendment Bill and now it can go for Presidential assent," Jaitley said.NEW DELHI: Government will seek Presidential assent for the landmark Constitution amendment bill forWith Odisha approving the constitution amendment at a special assembly session today, 50 per cent of the states have ratified the GST bill."The requisite number of states...

list of 44 names recommended by the Allahabad high court collegium recently for appointment as judges has only two women candidates, making it clear that the trend isn't going to change any time soon.NEW DELHI: Indian judiciary remains a male bastion with women judges making up a little more than 10% of the current strength of high courts. There are only 61 women judges in 24 high courts as opposed...

income tax department has been receiving a "good response" under its Income Declaration Scheme 2016 in the West Bengal and Sikkim region, an official said on Monday.The scheme which already commenced from June 1 will run till September 30. Declaration could be made till September 30 while tax payments could be made by November 30."We have been interacting with taxpayers and have got a good response...

States will draft their own State GST based on the draft model law with minor variations.* GST rate not specified in the constitutional amendment bill, as desired by the Congress. Finance Ministersaid there was complete consensus at the empowered committee meeting that there should be no constitutional cap on the GST rate.* All forms of "supply" of goods and services such as sale, transfer, barter,...

5 regional centres of the prestigious National School of Drama are to be set up across the country, besides upgrading a resource centre at Bengaluru.(NSD) are to be set up across the country, besides upgrading a resource centre at"On the basis of recommendations made by Board-based committeeNSD Society proposed to establish 5 regional centres, one each at(RRC), Bengaluru, to a full-fledged regional...